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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 13,728 in 1801 to 40,080 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.35 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 6.22 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 132.87 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 91.8 in 1881.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WORCESTERSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 761.
WORCESTERSHIRE	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Mar 1862	was enlarged by gaining part of	DROITWICH RegD/PLU	The sub-district iof Droitwich lost the parish of Grafton Manor to the sub-district of Bromsgrove	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 May 1904	was enlarged by gaining part of	KINGS NORTON RegD/PLU	Parish of Beoley (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1912	was enlarged by gaining part of	KINGS NORTON RegD/PLU	Area: 8971 acres. Population in 1921: 2239.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BELBROUGHTON	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BROMSGROVE	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
TARDEBIGG	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ALVECHURCH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 471.
BELBROUGHTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 472.
BENTLEY PAUNCEFOOT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 472.
BEOLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1911	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 473.
BROMSGROVE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 474.
CLENT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 475.
COFTON HACKETT CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 475.
FRANKLEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 478.
GRAFTON MANOR CP/Ch/ExP	Parish-level Unit	24 Mar 1863		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HAGLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 479.
HUNNINGTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 481.
KINGS NORTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1911	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 482.
NORTH BROMSGROVE CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 474.
NORTHFIELD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1911	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 485.
NORTH REDDITCH CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 487.
PEDMORE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 486.
REDDITCH CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 487.
ROMSLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1844		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 487.
STOKE IN BROMSGROVE CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 489.
STOKE PRIOR AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 489.
TARDEBIGGE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1836	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 454.
TUTNALL AND COBLEY Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	soon after 1836	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.
WEBHEATH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	soon after 1836	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 491.
WYTHALL CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.